kudo_maharizu

Mainstream Artist

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I cannot guarantee it'll be the same experience but as compared to what I experienced in SG back in 2013, the London hi touch session was better as it was not rushed, mainly because the were less VIP tix holders (in 2013 it felt like half of +SCAPE warehouse were VIP!).

So it wasn't a cursory arigatou or hello. I managed to keep my wits about me and managed to quickly joke/tease TIMO for example. In Europe, we gave the gifts ourselves and therefore I had more to say to MAMI than just a hello.

So, if the hi touch for SG2015 is limited to less fans and/or you're not rushed through, you should have a better experience. Seeing them for 0.5 secs per member is still a privilege but it's much better if you had a bit more time. IMHO.

kudo_maharizu

Mainstream Artist

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Yes, they did - apparel, totes, badges and posters. But they were sold by the promoters and are basically endorsed off shoots of the official Kitty merch sold at the Japan leg of the tour. The East Asian leg (SG, TW, HK) may well be different with regards to what they'd be selling.

One gripe the European fans had was the absence of towels in the merch. They did bring some towels (original Kitty ones) to SG last time, though.

eevee

Caless Student

Posts : 8Gender : Join date : 2015-02-10

Anyone know if after receiving the badge for the acen,Chicago show do we still need to receive or pick up a ticket somewhere (VIP/premium) ticket? Or is the badge enough? Just want to make sure also will there be an autograph session or meet & greet of some sort?

Alxa

Shiroten Performer

Posts : 152Gender : Join date : 2015-01-14

eevee wrote:Anyone know if after receiving the badge for the acen,Chicago show do we still need to receive or pick up a ticket somewhere (VIP/premium) ticket? Or is the badge enough? Just want to make sure also will there be an autograph session or meet & greet of some sort?

Did you get an advanced ticket? If so you pick it up day of at the ticket office.

If you did not you just show up with badge for open seating.

We do not know 100% what the events will be yet - Even with VIP tickets (which are sold out) all it gets you is the closer seat.

eevee

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Alxa wrote:

eevee wrote:Anyone know if after receiving the badge for the acen,Chicago show do we still need to receive or pick up a ticket somewhere (VIP/premium) ticket? Or is the badge enough? Just want to make sure also will there be an autograph session or meet & greet of some sort?

Did you get an advanced ticket? If so you pick it up day of at the ticket office.

If you did not you just show up with badge for open seating.

We do not know 100% what the events will be yet - Even with VIP tickets (which are sold out) all it gets you is the closer seat.

Yes I did purchase the VIP tickets,im guessing there's no way to get the ticket some days earlier? Could I pick it up a week before? it's my first time at acen so Im not sure how that works but thanks for clearing some things up.I sure hope they have something in store for us like a meet and greet or a q&a

thoseguiltyeyes

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eevee wrote:Yes I did purchase the VIP tickets,im guessing there's no way to get the ticket some days earlier? Could I pick it up a week before? it's my first time at acen so Im not sure how that works

No, you can only pick up tickets on the day of the show. The show is at an actual, functioning live music venue so I could see why they couldn't let people pick up tickets in advance.

metalleo

International Performer

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Set list for singapore was same as usual, with a diff encore song. Hint: it was raining heavily during the afternoon

I'll post some sort of experience review when i get home, which includes 2 awesome moments with RINA, one at the airport and one during the high touch. Future concerts are going to be hard to top this experience, if even possible

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metalleo

International Performer

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you know, the funny thing was that some of us were still joking that they might play that since it was raining, I didn't expect it to really happen. wonder if it was planned all along or they switched it in last minute to suit the situations.

EDIT: I just completed my concert experience and post concert thoughts post in the Tour Memories Thread here (Didn't want to flood this thread with a super long post. Anyone interested can read it, but 3 points strongly emphasized in the entire post.

One of the fans had prepared gifts (image in the SG thread) for them and were giving them out to some of us to pass to them. I volunteered to give it to RINA (of course) and managed to get a smile and thanks out from her when I gave her the gift.

During Oyasumi, the moment RINA started singing I literally cried, right in front of RINA.

Told RINA I cried during Oyasumi in (most likely) gramatically incorrect Japanese (Oyasumi naitetta). She probably understood anyway, because her reaction was priceless. She had a huge genuine look of surprise on her face (with mouth covered), asked really? in Japanese, and replied with a huge thanks.

And these 3 points can be summarised in a single conclusion

Thanks to the interactions with RINA, especially during the Hi-Touch, I doubt any other concert can ever top this experience.

hanautasancho

Indie Artist

Posts : 639Gender : Join date : 2011-05-23

metalleo wrote:you know, the funny thing was that some of us were still joking that they might play that since it was raining, I didn't expect it to really happen. wonder if it was planned all along or they switched it in last minute to suit the situations.

EDIT: I just completed my concert experience and post concert thoughts post in the Tour Memories Thread here (Didn't want to flood this thread with a super long post. Anyone interested can read it, but 3 points strongly emphasized in the entire post.

One of the fans had prepared gifts (image in the SG thread) for them and were giving them out to some of us to pass to them. I volunteered to give it to RINA (of course) and managed to get a smile and thanks out from her when I gave her the gift.

During Oyasumi, the moment RINA started singing I literally cried, right in front of RINA.

Told RINA I cried during Oyasumi in (most likely) gramatically incorrect Japanese (Oyasumi naitetta). She probably understood anyway, because her reaction was priceless. She had a huge genuine look of surprise on her face (with mouth covered), asked really? in Japanese, and replied with a huge thanks.

And these 3 points can be summarised in a single conclusion

Thanks to the interactions with RINA, especially during the Hi-Touch, I doubt any other concert can ever top this experience.

Are you wearing blue in the concert standing in the middle.... I noticed someone crying during Oyasumi

metalleo

International Performer

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^.nope. I was in the front row, directly in front of RINA during Oyasumi. Deliberately aimed for that spot when we went in. Was hoping she saw my reaction since im directly in front of her, but giving her a surprise like that feels pretty great too. That reaction from her is still replaying now, priceless moment

lesphantom

Caless Student

Posts : 24Gender : Join date : 2013-03-17

What an amazing night! I find the instruments overpowering their voices abit but it's still pretty ok. Really had a great time from my side and had eye contact with Rina during Oyasumi! The Hi5 session was pretty well managed with ample time to talk to the members, had the opportunity to praise her for her great performance in Oyasumi!

Noodles

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metalleo wrote:^.nope. I was in the front row, directly in front of RINA during Oyasumi. Deliberately aimed for that spot when we went in. Was hoping she saw my reaction since im directly in front of her, but giving her a surprise like that feels pretty great too. That reaction from her is still replaying now, priceless moment

I actually also shed a tear when that happened in Paris because I hadnt spoiled myself with the concert or setlists and just seeing it out of nowhere blew my mind

metalleo

International Performer

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@Noodles: nah what happened to me was nothing like simply shedding a tear. BB said I probably shed 1 liter of tears, and while that's obviously an exaggeration, it's a good indication of what actually happened. I was literally bawling my way through those 2 songs, I couldn't even bear to show RINA my face during Oyasumi.

And Operation Send-off just failed, unfortunately. They went in a different terminal from what we predicted, and by the time we got there MAMI already tweeted they were at Dunkin Donuts, which was inside the departure hall. Disappointed